Evolutionary dynamics of the chromosomal changes in the genus Cyphophthalmus (Arachnida: Opiliones) on the Balkan Peninsula
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F25%3A10499732" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/25:10499732 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=o24LsZhil-" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=o24LsZhil-</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf068" target="_blank" >10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf068</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Evolutionary dynamics of the chromosomal changes in the genus Cyphophthalmus (Arachnida: Opiliones) on the Balkan Peninsula
Original language description
We investigated the genus Cyphophthalmus within the suborder Cyphophthalmi (Arachnida: Opiliones), focusing on its cytogenetic evolution in the Balkan Peninsula. Our comprehensive analysis of 21 species revealed a notable range in diploid chromosome numbers (2n = 24-30), challenging previous assumptions of genetic uniformity within this group. Using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with an 18S rDNA probe, we detected variability in the number of loci, with evidence of independent increases in this cluster (up to five pairs). This study combines the results of phylogenetic reconstruction based on analysis of mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) (including karyotyped individuals) with standard and molecular cytogenetic techniques, making it the first of its kind in harvestman research. The findings reveal a significantly higher level of biodiversity in the Balkan Peninsula than previously recognized, suggesting complex differentiation within the genus Cyphophthalmus. Additionally, our results highlight the efficacy of cytogenetics as a tool for species' delineation, enriching our understanding of the evolutionary history of the genus and emphasizing the intricate genetic diversity shaped by the unique geological and environmental history of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/ED4.1.00%2F16.0347" target="_blank" >ED4.1.00/16.0347: Development of the Faculty of Science of Charles University</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
ISSN
0024-4082
e-ISSN
1096-3642
Volume of the periodical
204
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
zlaf068
UT code for WoS article
001521101800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105010638562